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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1994
Page
6
A state health survey of 1,000 private wells across all 105 counties found that about half may be polluted. Total coliform appeared in 45 percent and E coli in 15.3 percent, with implications for diarrheal illness from contamination sources.
U S attorney Randy Rathbun says the agreement with strip club owner P J McGraw will stand but he questions using McGraw as a trial witness. The Friday acquittal of Mayor Joe Steineger and aide Peter Adams undermines the corruption inquiry that began last year, with McGraw once the government's key witness.
U.S. forces entered Haiti as President Clinton urged compliance with a plan for the military junta to relinquish power by October 15 and allow democratic restoration. About 15,000 troops were expected to arrive, facing snipers and guerrilla risk as the transition began under Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras and Aristide.
The eighth annual River Run at Forest Park drew 350 participants from as far as California and an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 attendees. Proceeds support community projects including a scholarship fund. Jim and Joyce Carruth honored their late daughter Kathryn Ann Carruth-Rinke with a plaque near their 1966 Corvette Stingray. Proceeds from T-shirt sales and event activity boosted hotel and restaurant business in town.
Robert A. Anderson, a longtime Ottawa lawyer known for fairness and compassion, died at age 74 after battling diabetes and Parkinson's disease. Partners Richard C. Byrd and John L. Richeson recalled his gentleness, listening ear, and 48 years of harmony in practice after their 1946 firm formation. He served in the Kansas House and chaired a committee, focusing on business and probate law rather than frequent court appearances.
After 40 years in operation, Waymire's Pak N Save at 2008 Princeton Road will liquidate its remaining inventory and close. Owner Charlie Waymire cited missed note payments to Fleming Foods, which declined to grant a moratorium, prompting the sale and ensuing layoffs of 36 employees.
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